Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-05

CATARRH!
Throat Diseases. Bronchitis. Asthma
CONSUMPTION.
Together with diseases of the
Eve, Ear and Heart.
successfully treated by
M. Hilton Williams, M. D., MC.P.S,O.
No. 2S5 Main street,
NEXT THE DIAMOND HOUSE, 10
ANGELES, CAL.
c A T A r r Fl

rVHE TERM CATABRH Is AP-
piled to peculiar disorder OF the
nustrils and adjacent parts, which preValls
to an alarming extent and Is productive Oh
very serious consequences.
The most prominent and Characteristic
features is y morbid discharge from the
head. varying in its nature az dlneEen'
times.
of clear, acid fluid, but oitener an offensive
puruleut, or mueo.purulent. gIeeplsh-yel-
low matter is seereted, which accumulates
In the nostrils or drops into the throat,
ecessitsting Its frequent removal by blow
ing the hose or expectoraton, aud often by
bo,n processes. Sometimes patients feel as
thong h their whole head was in state OF
rottenness, so great is the amount OF mater
discharged ana SO fetid is Its odor The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping into the throat of the morbid
matter from the head, and as recumbeni
position natural" faYors the now down
wa. d, his rest is frequently disturbed from
this cause. Many sufferers are oollgeQ 70
lie with the head very much elevated IN
order to sleep with some degree OF com
fort.
In others tough, viscid and off nsive
pblegm collects behind snd above the soft
palate, in the passage between the tntoat
and head, adheriDg to the parts with giulsn
tenacity Its Judgment embarrasses respi.
ration and creates a sensation OF frrltatleH
and uneGslness in the affected locailty,
which gives iise to constant snd almost
Irresistible desire to relieve the discomfort
by drawing the mucous intothe throat SO as
to eject it by the mouth. This practice,
popularity known as Hawking" Is chsrac
teristie of catarrh, and proves as sfnbar'
| rassing TO the one ahected as 1t Is disagree
Liable to chose around him
Again, the offensive matter hardens aud
deposits itself on the membrane in the
| shape of dry, hard cpncretions, which are
discharged by way o. the hos rilS or throat
in Jumps or fragments of & deep green tint
In some cases these incruststions aceumr-
| late 10 sucn an extent as to form a regular
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
| and produces serious discomfort. SO firmly
| do these incrustations adhere 70 the point
| of attachment that their removal U. uaily
erquires the most violent efforts; net unfre
| quently they have to be torn from the mem
| brane. occasionally solid cast OF notable
| size is expelled, Oh which there are geDer-
| ally traces of blood, but in some cases the
| cast presents tubular appearance, being
| of exact shape OF the nasal Cavity. This
condition IL indicative of liberation, which
| in time may destroy the bony structure OF
| the nose and produce subsequent 1atteD-
| ing OF that organ.
Cases are occasionally met with In which
| a thick, yiscid Shiny secretion coats the
membrane of the nasal cavities aud then
| putrifes, giving rise to a stencil which is
| really overpowering ana sufficiently fetid
| to poison the atmosphere OF q whole room;
| and there are others in which all the secre-
| tons OF the membrane are suspended, caus-
| ing an unpleasant feeling of oryness, heat
| and feverishness in the head and nose--a
condition popularity known as "Dry Ca
| tarrh.'
The disease speedily extends TO the air
| cavities of the bones of the forehead and
| face, giving rise TO distressing sensation
| of heavy weight or compression over the
| forehead, especially in the region above
and between the eyes, and to feeling OF
| fullness, heat, irritation, soreness or pain
| in the nostrils near the root of the nose, as
| well as in the upper part Of the throat,a above
q nd hah hp malls Anr,, 4tFsta
there is pain obstinately fixed in some par.
| tculaI part, as in the temple, on the top of
| the head, at the back of the neck, or behind
the orbits, and occasionally pain maniiests
| itself i'll the face of so severe character
| that 1t is frequently mistaken for neuralgia
The breath is always tainted and at times
| assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
| odor In some cases 1t becomes SO revolt.
| ingiy offensive as 10 render the sufferer
| en object OF disgust to himself as well as to
| others.
The nasal membrane is thickened and
congested, causing the nose TO be stopped
up, sometimes on one side, sometimes on
the other, and often on both, giving ris e TO
| O disagreeable stutfy sensation in the head,
and occasioning violent and prulonhed
paroxysms of sneeZing.
The voice Is weak, indistinct and husky,
| or OF nasal character, displaying Il sort OF
smiling quality. Oftentimes there Is con-
tinuous hosrseness aud diseordance. There
is also sense of irritation IN the throat
and frequent attempts TO clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain OF an uncomfortable feeling OF
fullness. or cbOsy sensation in the throat
and in others of g distressing and almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
OF which they have to swallow frequently.
Others. again, speak OF constant bad or
nauseous taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers more or
less and becomes weak and irritable: the
appetite is capricious and nearly always bad
in the morning. The patient Is languid, un-
able to perform mental or physical labor
with the usual facility; is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, timid
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perman.
ent impairment threatened.
Inc mucus membrane soon becomes NOR
bidly sensitive to unfavorable influences,
and In spite OF the utmost care becomes AZ.
tected from the SLIGHTEST causes so that at
last breath of wind upon the lining of the
nose or throat becomes productive OF cold
and gives rise to serious disturbances of the
respiratory organs Thus the patient is sub
attack aggravatipg the disease by giving 1t
new impulse and involving a larger ex.
tent or surface than its predecessor. In This
manner the difficulty spreads from organ to
and bronchial tubes, until, encroaching
further and further, 1t reaches the finer
manifestations OF the bronchi, when but a
slight impulse is required to send it to the
)
other ofgans in the body, especially those
containing mucus membrane, such as the
stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
~ the employment of proper limitations
In the form of medicated vapor mot steam
or spray we are able to produce Immediate
ana direct action upon the diseased surface
IN the pharynx and nasal passages, for air
VIII nnd.its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities. where 1t is utterly impos-
siDie to make fluid applications. By these
means every case can be cured.
oZENA.
Ozoena is the professional or technical
name given to the advanced form of catarrh
III winch liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining of the nose to the cartil-
age OF the bone. Any case of catarrh NAV
enc III ozoena, but it most frequently occurs
10 70 tnose VINO are naturally scrofulous. The
olscharge takes place through the nOstrils
or through the throat, and is generally of
yeiicwish or greenish yellow color, freqent.
~ 1nged with blood, and almost always at
guage of DR.. Wood, OF Philadelphia. "The
disease Is ore of the most obdurate and
dlsagreeable which the physician has to
encounter. In bad cases the breath OF the
MIN from society and to render him an OBJ.
lect OF disgust even to himself" In some
cases pieces OF bone become separated and
sl1ugn on. leaving deep. unhealthy ulcers,
tremely difiicultto heal. After oznna has
for some time the sense of smell
usually becomes impaired and often lost.
DEAFNESS is one OF the most common conse-
3uenoes, and results from its extension
through the .eustachian tnbes to the internal
ear. Pains In the head and over the frontal
slnuses, 1mpairing memory, and even in.
'a1lty frequently springs frem its extension
% tne Drain. The greatest danger however.
because the most common, is that it will
'xteho downward and affect the lungs. In
most cases OF pulmonary disease catarrh is
,reseht IN some degree, and in many in.
tances 1t causes large share of The ma.
tents discom fort. 'Ae ="
BESIDES these grave consequences, all of
wren are liable to spring from scro fulous
athrrh or ozDna, there are otheps which, ii
ess dangerous. are sufficiently unpleasant.
J, occasions great unhappiness tot thousands
u nqth sexes, by fsolating them and pre-
I'VE running from the nose, with foul
reaIh, Is about as great q calamity as can
eIaii young people. Tor no young people